Seattle Reign FC W beat San Diego Wave W 1-0 at Lumen Field on Monday, 7 September 2026, in the NWSL Women Group Stage, with the visitors finishing the match a player short following a red card in the early stages.
San Diego Wave's A. D. Van Zanten was shown a red card in the 13th minute, leaving the Wave to contend with ten players for the vast majority of the contest. The only goal of the game arrived in the first half, with the score at 1-0 at the interval and unchanged come the final whistle.
Seattle Reign FC W have now won ten, drawn four and lost eight of their 22 matches in the competition, accumulating 34 points. Their most recent five results read W-W-D-L-W. The Reign sit eighth in the 16-team table and are placed mid-table.
San Diego Wave W, despite the defeat, remain fifth in the standings. Across 23 matches they have won 12, drawn three and lost eight, leaving them on 39 points with a goal difference built on 32 scored and 26 conceded. Their last five results read L-W-W-D-L. The Wave are in the top third of the table.
The five-point gap between the two sides in the standings reflects where each club stands at this stage of the Group Stage, with Seattle in eighth and San Diego in fifth across a league of 16 teams.